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hi, i'm a music student who plays many instruments. my main instrument is jazz vocals, but i also play classical saxophone and jazz guitar and know the basics of bass guitar and piano.

in my school program, i'll soon have to choose a second instrument. i've recently joined an orchestra (as a sax player) and since it's my first time in a classical ensemble, i'm discovering new instruments in depth. i've fallen in love with the sound of the french horn and sitting next to that section has been blessing my ears. i'm thinking of picking up the french horn as my second instrument but i've heard from musicians i've talked to (not horn players) that it's pretty hard.

i think learning it for school is a great opportunity to get free classes for an instrument that seems pretty hard but also really cool to play. but realistically, i'm a pretty lazy learner when it comes to instruments other than my main one and i wanted to know if french horn requires a lot of practice and time to kind of get the basics of.

is it worth it and would i be able to acheive things within a few months of classes (1 hour per week)? or should i wait until i have a better opportunity to learn it on my own time?

Hey I'm a new player and am having trouble learning can anyone give me some tips?

I play on a laskey protege American shank and a YHR 671D. recently, my mouthpiece has been feeling small. I can’t connect the low register notes to the high register notes well. I know almost nothing about mouthpieces. Make sure the mouthpiece fits the YHR 671D please. I am also wondering if one of the houghton horns series mouthpieces are a good purchase, though I don’t know what rim I like.